Area Sectionals Feature Intriguing Games

The IHSAA held the boys basketball sectional draw Monday, and several local teams are involved in enticing matchups right at the start.

Warsaw, 13-7, faces 14-5 Elkhart Central in the first game of the Elkhart Central 4A Sectional at 6 p.m. March 6. Elkhart Central hosted at beat Warsaw 67-52 earlier this season.

The winner of the Elkhart Central/Warsaw game would have to play the East Noble (14-5)/Concord (11-8) in the second round then face the Elkhart Memorial (6-13)/Goshen winner (12-7) in the championship.

Tippecanoe Valley and Plymouth drew byes, and the 14-5 Vikings clash against No. 3 Plymouth (17-2) at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the Plymouth 3A Sectional. Plymouth, which has won 10 straight, overcame a 28-14 halftime deficit in hosting and beating the Vikings 49-47 in early December. The winner of the Plymouth/Valley game advances to the sectional championship game.

NorthWood (14-5) meets No. 10 Lakeland (17-4) at 6 p.m. March 6 in the NorthWood 3A Sectional. Lakeland hosted and beat NorthWood 54-50 earlier this month.

Other local matchups include Manchester (12-7) against 5-14 Wabash in the March 9 bye game of the Lewis Cass 2A Sectional. The winner of that game would advance to the sectional championship, where No. 1 Lewis Cass (18-1) could be lurking.

Triton hosts a Class A sectional. The Trojans (12-6) face 12-8 LaCrosse in the March 9 bye game. Triton is one of two favorites to win this sectional, along with No. 9 South Central (LaPorte), which is 16-4.

Wawasee (4-15) meets 14-6 Angola in the second game on March 6. Whitko (9-10) opens the Plymouth 3A Sectional by meeting 8-12 Culver Military Academy at 6 p.m. March 6.

LOCAL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Sectional pairings in the 91st Indiana High School Athletic Association boys basketball tournament (All times p.m., local; first round on Tuesday, March 6, and semifinals on Friday, March 9. All sectional championships 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10; Second team listed in each bracket is the home team on the scoreboard; x-site of the first-round games determined by the draw, with semifinals and championship games at the host site listed):

Elkhart Central 4A

Tuesday

6:00-Warsaw (13-7) vs. Elkhart Central (14-5)

7:30-Concord (11-8) vs. East Noble (14-5)

Friday

6:00-Tuesday winner 1 vs. Tuesday winner 2

7:30-Elkhart Memorial (6-13) vs. Goshen (12-7)

Plymouth 3A

Tuesday

6:00-Culver Military (8-12) vs. Whitko (9-10)

7:30-Rochester (8-11) vs. Mishawaka Marian (12-9)

Friday

6:00-Tuesday winner 1 vs. Tuesday winner 2

7:30-Tippecanoe Valley (14-5) vs. No. 3 Plymouth (17-2)

NorthWood 3A

Tuesday

6:00-NorthWood (14-5) vs. No. 10 Lakeland (17-4)

7:30-Angola (14-6) vs. Wawasee (4-15)

Friday

6:00-Tuesday winner 1 vs. Tuesday winner 2

7:30-West Noble (9-9) vs. Northridge (7-13)

LEWIS Cass 2A

Tuesday

6:00-Northfield (4-15) vs. No. 1 Lewis Cass (18-1)

7:30-Southwood (13-6) vs. North Miami (8-11)

Friday

6:00-Tuesday winner 1 vs. Tuesday winner 2

7:30-Manchester (12-7) vs. Wabash (5-14)

Triton 1A

Tuesday

6:00-No. 9 South Central (LaPorte) (16-4) vs. Argos (9-10)

7:30-Oregon-Davis (0-17) vs. Culver (2-16)

Friday

6:00-Tuesday winner 1 vs. Tuesday winner 2

7:30-Triton (12-6) vs. LaCrosse (12-8)